Sim Racing
Low-cost entry, digital participation, scouting and first competitive experience.
FIA Sport Member Clubs Commission — Candidate, 2026–2028
Building from the ground up. Sharing what works.
Aram Sargsyan, President of the Automobile Federation of Armenia, brings the practical perspective of a Member Club in a renewed development phase, focused on accessible motorsport, club capacity and international cooperation.
Strong Member Clubs grow through connected pathways, shared knowledge and people who can deliver.
FederationAutomobile Federation of Armenia
RolePresident, since May 2026
PropositionPractical Member Club experience · shared internationally
Aram SargsyanPresident, Automobile Federation of Armenia
Candidate propositionPractical experience, open collaboration and shared momentum across the FIA Member Club community.
Why this Commission
A Member Club building momentum — and ready to share the journey.
Armenia’s current development phase brings together affordability, people, governance, facilities, partnerships and international knowledge transfer. That experience can add a practical, collaborative voice to the Commission.
I.
Practical implementation
Turn development objectives into programmes that Member Clubs can operate, measure, improve and sustain.
II.
Accessible first steps
Use sim racing, Arrive & Drive karting and affordable grassroots disciplines to welcome more people into the sport and create progressive pathways.
III.
People create continuity
Officials, organisers, scrutineers, technicians, coaches and young operational staff turn activity into lasting club capability.
IV.
Share learning openly
Member Clubs become stronger when practical experience, useful solutions and lessons from implementation circulate across the FIA community.
The Armenia pathway
One pathway. Many doors into motorsport.
Each layer is designed to widen access, develop capability and create a credible next step. The objective is progression from first contact with motorsport to national competition and international representation.
Rental & Indoor Karting
Arrive & Drive access, equal equipment, youth leagues and year-round activity.
Cross Car
Affordable competition connected to local engineering, fabrication and event delivery.
People & Officials
Train the organisers, marshals, scrutineers, technicians and operational leaders behind the sport.
National Pathway
Transparent selection and preparation for appropriate international programmes and competition.
Momentum in practice
From first steps to growing momentum.
Armenia’s experience is being built layer by layer: strengthening the federation, creating accessible entry points, developing technical capability, training people and connecting each step to the next.
Active foundation
Cross Car Armenia
Prototype construction, repeated assembly work, local tooling and multi-surface testing have turned a development concept into a practical technical learning platform.
Institutional renewal
Full FIA Sport & Mobility membership restored
FAA entered a renewed full-member phase in 2025 and is now focused on converting institutional access into sustainable activity, people and systems.
Knowledge transfer
Learn, adapt, return the value
FIA and ASN exchanges are treated as capability-building tools: learn from experienced clubs, adapt to Armenia, then train the next operational generation at home.
Active foundations Today
Cross Car prototype & local technical capability
Build, tooling, repeated assembly and testing provide a real implementation base.
Member Club exchange & knowledge-transfer activity
International cooperation is translated into domestic capability, stronger teams and repeatable know-how.
Cross Car implementation case-study perspective
Armenia's practical experience has been selected for sharing through the FIA Member Club environment.
Next phase 2027 development
Indoor / rental karting hub
Planned as a year-round access point for Arrive & Drive, youth, sim, training and national selection.
FAA Motorsport Academy
Structured driver, official, technical and event-operations development is being prepared for 2027.
Future CIK / Cross Car infrastructure
Feasibility, approvals, financing and phased implementation are being developed as part of Armenia’s longer-term motorsport pathway.
Contribution to the Commission
What I would bring to FIA Member Clubs.
A contribution rooted in practical Member Club experience, international cooperation and the belief that shared knowledge can help every club move further, faster and with greater confidence.
A strong Commission can help Member Clubs move forward together: where do we start? What can we share? Who can we train? What can we build together?
Practical implementation
Bring a hands-on perspective on turning ambitious objectives into phased programmes, measurable activity and stronger club capability.
Accessible pathways
Expand entry points that welcome new participants and connect first experiences to structured sporting progression.
Develop people
Strengthen officials, organisers, technical teams and club staff so growth is supported by capable people and repeatable systems.
Turn support into activity
Share practical feedback on how FIA development tools, grants, exchanges and expertise can create lasting Member Club activity across different environments.
Learn across borders
Use Member Club exchanges to accelerate learning, adapt proven approaches to local realities and build stronger relationships across the FIA network.
Multiply what works
Contribute practical lessons, useful methods and implementation feedback that other Member Clubs can adapt and build upon.
FAA
I would be proud to bring Armenia’s practical experience, energy and commitment to a Commission built around stronger Member Clubs working together.
FAA is building accessible pathways, training people, strengthening club capability and learning through international cooperation. I want to share that experience, learn from fellow Member Clubs and help turn good ideas into practical progress across the FIA community.
Selected profile
Institutional leadership with an entrepreneurial background.
The candidature is supported by the formal CV. This page highlights only the experience most relevant to Member Club development and implementation.
May 2026 — Present
President, Automobile Federation of Armenia
Leading FAA's renewed development phase across motorsport, Member Club capacity, international cooperation, mobility and road safety.
2023 — May 2026
Vice President, Automobile Federation of Armenia
Focused on strategic development, international cooperation and renewing FAA's engagement within the FIA and the wider Member Club network.
2016 — Present
BeRacing, Co-Founder
Experience with accessible rental-karting and entry-level competition, reinforcing the practical case for low-barrier participation pathways.
Entrepreneurial career
International business, media & project development
Background in entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, communications and cross-border project execution.
FIA Sport Member Clubs Commission, 2026–2028
Build locally. Learn globally. Move forward together.
My objective is to contribute practical experience, learn from fellow Member Clubs and help create solutions that make motorsport more accessible, capable and connected across the FIA community.
Aram Sargsyan
President, Automobile Federation of Armenia